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No. 605,757. Patented June 14, 1898.

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WALTER W. SMITH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,757, dated June 14,1898. Application filed February 5, 1898,. Serial No. 669,265. (Nomodel.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALrEaW. SMITH, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates,residing at Detroit, in the Acounty of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Journal-Boxes; and I dohereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make'and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in journal-boxes; and the objectthereof is to provide the box with a simple and effective lubricatingdevice for the journal by means of which the latter is kept at all timeswell lubricated. A

With the above object in view the inven` tion consists in the noveldetails of construction hereinafter fully set forth in the specificationparticularly pointed out in the claims, and clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical transversesectional view of a journal-box constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cellar and lubricatingdevice removedfrom the box. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a per'-spective view ofv one of the perforated plates which are positionedV inthe cellar. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional detail view of the cellarand lubricating device.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, Adesignates the box, and B the cellar, consisting of a rectangular casinghaving imperforate side, end, and botf tom walls and constituting thelower portion of the bearing for the journal O. This lcellar occupiesthe opening'in the bottom of the box and projects upward thereinto andis secured in position in the box by bolts B.

Positioned upon the interior of the cellar and secured to thesidewallsnthereof adjacent to their upper edges by screws or rivets Dare the perforated plates E, which extend to the bottom wall of thecellar and are flared outwardly from said walls to Iform a centralcompartment F for the Waste Gr or other similar packing and the oilchambers or reservoirs II at each side thereof. Oil is placed 4 in oneof these reservoirs through'the inletopening I, formed in the end wallof the cellar, and passes to the opposite reservoir through the pipe J,connecting said reservoirs, the plates E being notched at their loweredges, as at K, to receive said pipe.

Secured at their lower ends in the bottom wall of the cellar, at itsrespective ends, are the vertical guider-posts L, upon which the plate Mis movable, said plate having the perforations N to receive the postsand the central 'opening O. This plate is held normally pressedrupward,holding the packing in engagement with the 'journal by the springs P,coiled about said guide-posts below the plate.

The oil passes from the reservoirs through the perforated plates to thepacking, and said packing is held pressed against the journal by themovable plate, thuskee'ping the jour# nal at all times well lubricated.

TheY cellar may be cast with the oil-reservoirs, if desired, and themovable plate may be perforated and other slight changes made in thedetails of construction without departing from the spirit and scope ofmy invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a journal-box, the combination with a box forming a portion of thebearing and provided in the bottom thereof with an opening, of a cellariittedin said opening and secured to the box and forming thecomplemental bearing, said cellar being formed with imperforate bottom,side and end walls and an open top, perforated plates secured to theside walls of the cellar and forming therewith oil-reservoirs, one ofwhich is adapted to be replenished with oil through an opening in thecellar, packing in the cellar, a follower plate adapted to press thepacking against the journal, and means independent of the bottom of thecellar and interposed between the same and follower-plate for conveyingoil from one reservoir to the other, substantially as described. A

2. In a journal-box, the combination of a cellar comprising imperforatebottom, side and end walls, and an open top, said end walls servingas aportion of the bearing for the journal and one of the walls beingprovided with an oil-inlet opening, detachable perfo- IOO reservoirs, apacking of absorbent material positioned in the compartment formedbetween the oil-reservoirs, guide-posts in the Cellar, a plate movablethereon, and springs engaging said plate and holding the packing pressedagainst the journal, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER W. SMITH.

XVitnesses:

Ron'r. F. HARTENSTEIN, EUGENE L. NIs'rERsKY.

